Courtyard House: Starting in a Ceramics Factory

Chapter 252 Payday is here, Master Deng's outlook on Li Feng!

As for Master Deng, he was talking to Factory Director Wei about Li Feng taking on the role of the new color group leader. After all, in Master Deng's opinion, only Li Feng was capable of such an important task. Factory Director Wei would naturally consider what Master Deng was talking about.

It's not uncommon for one person to lead two groups, so at that moment, Factory Director Wei nodded in response to Master Deng.

"Master Deng, we will certainly consider your suggestion!"

"And I will also mention this to the next factory director when I hand over the reins, so you can rest assured."

After hearing what Factory Director Wei said, Master Deng nodded in satisfaction.

"That's good!".

"That's good!".

"You know about Li Feng's abilities, Factory Director."

"I'm doing this for the good of the new color group, so that if the country has any missions in the future, Li Feng can take over quickly!"

Upon hearing this, Factory Director Wei nodded in response to Master Deng.

"I know!".

"I have seen all the contributions Li Feng has made to the factory and the country!"

"Even if you hadn't said anything, I would have considered it!"

Factory Director Wei then began to comfort Master Deng.

at this time
the other side

A clerk from the finance department notified Li Feng, Zhang Jiefang, and others to collect their wages from the previous month.

When Li Feng learned about this, he immediately went to the finance department with Zhang Jiefang and Jiang Fei. After arriving at the finance department, Li Feng saw Wang Liu and Zhou Jianjun there.

The group of over thirty people who came to the finance department to collect their salaries this time were those who had gone for further training.

When Zhang Jiefang and Jiang Fei saw Wang Liu and Zhou Jianjun, they immediately told them that Li Feng had been appointed as the group leader. Upon hearing that Li Feng had been appointed as the leader of the Qianjiangcai group, Wang Liu and Zhou Jianjun immediately congratulated Li Feng.

"Sure!"

"Li Feng, I didn't expect you to be appointed as the team leader on your very first day at work!"

"So your rank is the same as our Master Wang's, right?"

Zhou Jianjun and Wang Liu couldn't help but laugh as they got to this point.

They were both happy that Li Feng had become the team leader, and when Li Feng heard their words, he couldn't help but smile and reply to them.

"I'm still very inexperienced!"

"How can I compare to Master Wang and the others?"

However, Wang Liu and Zhou Jianjun couldn't help but pat Li Feng on the shoulder and say something.

"That's true, but you're already very capable. In our factory, there aren't many team leaders as young as you!"

"You're now the youngest team leader in our factory!"

"You wouldn't deny it, would you?"

Li Feng did not deny this, after all, he knew that he was one of the younger team leaders in the factory.

Just as Li Feng was about to say something, the staff in the finance department shouted outside.

"Li Feng! Team Leader Li!"

After hearing what the finance department staff said, everyone turned their attention to Li Feng. At this moment, Wang Liu quickly said to Li Feng.

"Go collect your salary!"

"We're very curious about how much money you'll receive this month!"

After hearing his words, Li Feng nodded to Wang Liu and then walked towards the finance department office.

When Li Feng received the envelope containing his salary, he was curious about how much money he had.

After all, when I was at the factory last time, I didn't do much work. It seems that I only missed out on the bonuses for the Western Region Girl and the Arhat. As for the performance bonuses for other porcelain items, I didn't do much either.

However, Li Feng felt that the thickness of this envelope was not much different from the last one.

At this moment, Li Feng couldn't help but wonder if he still had more than a hundred yuan left.
Then Li Feng remembered something: this should be March's salary. As for April, he was basically at the factory.

However, his April salary would be paid around the end of the month. After all, he spent most of April in Jingdezhen, so he didn't do much work or participate in any national projects. Therefore, Li Feng estimated that he wouldn't earn much money in April.

When Li Feng came out to collect his salary, Wang Liu, Zhou Jianjun, and the others surrounded him. They then asked him anxiously how much money he had.

Li Feng didn't hide anything from them, so he took the money out of the envelope right in front of them.

When Li Feng saw his salary, he found that it wasn't much different from before.

So Li Feng counted the money in front of them and found that the finance department had given him 163 yuan.

Li Feng wasn't surprised. After all, he had estimated the amount of money when he took it, and the amount he counted was about the same as his estimate, so Li Feng remained calm.

However, Wang Liu, Zhou Jianjun, and the others all showed surprised expressions.

Then they couldn't help but look at Li Feng in surprise.

"Wow!"

"You've made so much money again! You're earning way more than us every month now!"

Zhou Jianjun nodded to Li Feng at this moment.

"yes!".

"So much money!"

"I can't even imagine it!"

"My dad's monthly salary isn't even half of yours!"

"This salary makes me so jealous."

"I wish I had that much money a month."

After saying this, Zhou Jianjun couldn't help but look at Li Feng with envy.

They couldn't believe they were getting paid so much in a month, considering one of them was still a potter's apprentice and the other was a first-level potter.

Currently, their highest salary is only fifty or sixty yuan.

Zhang Jiefang and Jiang Fei looked at Li Feng with envy.

"My combined salary with Jiang Fei isn't even half of yours!"

"I'm so envious."

"I remember last time, you sent more than a hundred, right?"

After hearing their words, Li Feng nodded in response.

"almost!".

"It's around a hundred."

"However, I probably won't have much salary left in April."

"As you all know, I was basically doing nothing in April, just like you!"

"So, I didn't get much salary in April."

At this moment, Zhang Jiefang shook his head at Li Feng and said...

"That's not the same. Your salary is higher than ours!"

"So, you must be at least ten dollars more expensive than us, right?"

Then Jiang Fei thought for a moment and said uncertainly to everyone, "I remember that a level four painter earns about forty-five yuan a month, right?"

"Zhang Jiefang and I both received an apprentice's wage of 27.5 yuan."

"In other words, in terms of basic salary alone, you are almost eighteen yuan more than us."

At this moment, Wang Liu couldn't help but speak to the group.

"My basic salary as a first-level potter is about thirty-five."

"Li Feng, you still have ten yuan more than me!"

"And you'll have to take the Level 5 worker assessment next year!"

"Then the gap between us is widening!"

Li Feng felt helpless after hearing their words.

However, Li Feng spread out his hands and shook his head at them.

"Why!".

"I'm feeling lonely at the top!" "Master Deng made me go; I had no choice!"

He said I have several national projects under my belt, so getting a level 5 painting skill rating shouldn't be a problem.

"But the problem is, I might be going to university next year and won't necessarily have time to attend."

Zhou Jianjun immediately spoke to Li Feng.

"That's easy, just ask for leave!"

"I heard that you can still take leave from university!"

At this point, Li Feng could only nod at them and say something.

"Let's see."

"As you know, things were uncertain back then!"

Next

Wang Liu and the others also went to collect their wages.

The final result is.

Wang Liu received fifty-four.

Zhou Jianjun received forty-seven.

Zhang Jiefang received thirty-nine.

Jiang Fei received forty-one.

When they saw how much their salaries differed from Li Feng's, they all sighed in unison.

Li Feng could only offer words of encouragement to them.

"You will all be able to earn this much salary in the future."

"You can definitely do it!"

After hearing Li Feng's encouragement, they also began to cheer up.

After all, they thought that Li Feng had joined the factory later than them, yet he was already earning so much. So they decided to work hard to improve their skill level in the future.

Only in this way can we catch up with Li Feng.

After receiving their wages, Li Feng, Zhang Jiefang, and Jiang Fei returned to the new color group.

When Li Feng and the others returned to the new color group, they saw Master Deng sitting in the middle of the new color group.

At this moment, Master Deng saw Zhang Jiefang and Jiang Fei.

He immediately glared at them and asked.

"Zhang Jiefang, Jiang Fei!"

"I told you to draw portraits, where did you all go?"

After hearing what Master Deng said, Zhang Jiefang and Jiang Fei immediately began to explain to him.

"master!".

"We just went to collect our wages."

"Li Feng also went."

Then the two of them turned their gaze to Li Feng, and then gave Li Feng a look, as if they wanted Li Feng to quickly explain to Master Deng.

When Li Feng saw their gazes, he immediately smiled and nodded to Master Deng.

"yes!".

"The finance department just called us over."

After saying this, Li Feng waved the envelope in his hand.

Seeing that they had really gone to collect their wages, Master Deng couldn't help but soften his tone and say to Zhang Jiefang and Jiang Fei.

"Alright!"

"Go and paint portraits, I want to see your skills."

"If you spend the next month just loafing around in Jingdezhen, then don't blame me for being impolite."

When they heard Master Deng's harsh words, they couldn't help but swallow hard.

After all, they knew what Master Deng meant.

Master Deng is a real pro at it, and most importantly, the two of them only learned portrait painting in Jingdezhen to a mediocre degree.

At this point, they didn't know if they could pass Master Deng's test.

At this point, the two of them immediately slunk back to their workstations to continue drawing. Now, all they could do was try their best to create a portrait that would satisfy Master Deng.

Otherwise, the two of them would really have been dealt with by Master Deng.

Li Feng could only feel helpless about their situation.

After all, he still has a lot of things to do himself.

After the two of them went to paint, Master Deng became amiable again.

At this moment, Master Deng waved to Li Feng and called him to his side.

When Li Feng walked up to Master Deng, Master Deng immediately asked Li Feng to sit next to him.

So Li Feng pulled up a stool and sat down next to Master Deng.

After Li Feng sat down, Master Deng spoke to him.

"Li Feng!"

"I have already spoken to Director Wei about your concurrent role as the head of the new color group."

"Director Wei has basically agreed!"

"So after I retire, after a while, you can take over as the head of the new color group."

“Our new color team is small, so you can manage both sides. If you feel the burden is too heavy, you can choose a talented person to train and take over your job.”

"The factory will ask for your opinion on this matter, so you can just talk to them about it then."

"You don't need to have any worries!"

"Regarding Zhang Jiefang and Jiang Fei, I hope you will take good care of them in the future."

"Their aptitude and talent are not as good as yours, so I hope you can mentor them more in future promotions."

"No matter what, I brought them up afterward."

After listening to Master Deng's instructions, Li Feng nodded in response.

"no problem!".

"I promise you!"

"As long as I'm here, I definitely will."

When Master Deng heard Li Feng agree to this, he nodded to Li Feng with satisfaction.

After all, in Master Deng's view, the best thing he could hope for was that the new color set could be handed over to Li Feng.

Moreover, Master Deng also believes that Li Feng can cultivate a good seedling in the future.

In this way, the porcelain painted with new colors can continue to flourish.

After all, it is not easy to train a new painter, especially a talented one.

Therefore, Master Deng has done his best for Li Feng.

Otherwise, Li Feng wouldn't have been able to become a level four painter so quickly.

Furthermore, Master Deng also hopes that Li Feng will participate in the promotion of fifth-level painters next year, so that he can better control the new color group.

After all, in Master Deng's view, the higher Li Feng's skill level, the better it represents Li Feng's external level.

Technology, for example, cannot be faked.

Moreover, the national assessment of skill levels is very strict. Once you reach the advanced level, it's not enough to just have the skills; you also need to have experience participating in national projects, make significant contributions to the ceramics industry, and have received awards, among other factors.

Therefore, becoming a senior painter is not easy.

Advanced skills certificates often speak for themselves.

Master Deng understood this principle well, so he also hoped that Li Feng could become a senior painter as soon as possible.

(End of this chapter)